Item Information
Title: Scrapbook of illustrations for The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Date: circa 1945
Physical Details: Scrapbook : 1 v. ; 33 x 24 cm.
Description: Scrapbook of illustrations created by Charles Green Shaw for Margaret Wise Brown's children's book The Important Book. The illustrations were not included in the book, which was published in 1949. Illustrations are tempera on construction paper. Drafts of the book's text are found with accompanying illustrations. Shaw often created several illustrations for the same passages. Notes about the projects' requirements can also be found.
Creator: Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974
Forms part of: Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979, 1686, bulk 1909-1974
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Charles Green Shaw. Scrapbook of illustrations for The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, circa 1945. Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 19839